Pinellas taking applications for some middle school programs

Pinellas County Schools still is promoting some of its special middle school programs. Several open houses are planned, starting next week, and late applications will be accepted at the end of the month.

The school district will take applications to three of its four new middle school programs, including the pre-Cambridge program at Pinellas Park Middle School, the Leadership Conservatory for the Arts (with the pre-Cambridge program) at Tarpon Springs Middle, and the engineering program at Azalea Middle. It also will accept applications to the Center for the Arts and the Center for Journalism and Multimedia at John Hopkins Middle.

Open houses are scheduled for:

Pre-Cambridge at Pinellas Park Middle, 6:30 p.m. March 13

Leadership Conservatory for the Arts at Tarpon Springs Middle, 6:30 p.m. March 13

Engineering Gateway to Technology at Azalea Middle, 6 p.m. March 17

Center for the Arts, Center for Journalism and Multimedia at John Hopkins Middle, 6 p.m. March 20

Applications will be accepted on March 31 via the online registration system. For more information, call the school district's student assignment office at 727-588-6210.

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